en Harry Scott (boxer)

Harry Scott
Harry Scott
Born	27 October 1937; Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Died	16 December 2015 (aged 78); Liverpool
Nationality	English
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Middleweight
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	79
Wins	39
Wins by KO	20
Losses	34
Draws	6

Harry Scott (27 October 1937 – 16 December 2015) was a British boxer and contender in the middleweight division during the 1960s.

Scott started off as an amateur winning the bronze medal at the 1959 European Boxing Championships in Lucerne.

Scott turned professional in 1960.

He never fought for the British title, losing three final eliminators. Yet his ability was widely recognised, and he fought around the world, facing four past or future world champions, including Emile Griffith and Alan Minter.

But he is best known for his two contests in 1965 at the Royal Albert Hall against Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who had fought for the world title the previous December. In their first meeting in March, Carter was awarded the victory on cuts in the ninth round despite trailing on points, only to be outpointed six weeks later, in what Boxing News declared to be one of the finest victories by a British boxer in the previous 20 years.

ITV made a documentary about Scott called "Come Out Fighting" in 1967. It included segments of Scott's family life and his boxing career.

Scott retired in 1973.

Following Scott's retirement he went on to be a Green Grocer. Scott had two children.^[1]

Professional boxing record

39 Wins (20 knockouts, 19 decisions), 34 Losses (5 knockout, 29 decisions), 6 Draw [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	5-1-1	Trevor Francis	TKO	7	13 Jun 1973	Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom	Referee John Coyle
Loss	8-0-0	Alan Minter	PTS	8	13 Mar 1973	Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom	Referee Mike Jacobs
Loss	7-3-0	Maxie Smith	TKO	5	24 Jan 1973	Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Loss	16-2-0	Jan Kies	PTS	10	10 Jun 1972	Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Win	22-10-0	Cyclone Barth	PTS	8	24 Apr 1972	Sporting Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Loss	12-5-0	Eric Blake	PTS	8	9 Mar 1972	Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex, United Kingdom
Loss	8-1-0	Kevin Finnegan	PTS	10	15 Feb 1972	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Loss	15-5-2	Matt Donovan	PTS	8	20 Dec 1971	Palais des Sports, Paris, France
Won	11-3-0	Eric Blake	PTS	8	5 Oct 1971	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Won	24-13-7	William Poitrimol	PTS	8	18 May 1971	Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Won	33-14-2	Dick Duffy	PTS	8	5 Apr 1971	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Draw	18-8-3	Teddy Meho	PTS	8	22 Mar 1971	Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom
Won	18-12-0	Clarence Cassius	PTS	8	2 Feb 1971	Streatham, London, United Kingdom	Referee Sid Nathan
Loss	21-3-1	Tom Jensen	PTS	8	8 Oct 1970	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Loss	20-1-1	Pierre Fourie	PTS	10	11 Jul 1970	Wembley Ice Rink, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa	Referee Stanley Christodoulou
Loss	15-9-2	Bunny Sterling	PTS	12	11 May 1970	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Loss	57-3-0	Sandro Mazzinghi	PTS	10	18 Apr 1970	Palazzetto dello Sport, Bologna, Italy
Win	14-3-1	Carl Thomas	TKO	9	9 Mar 1970	Center Hotel, London, United Kingdom	Referee Harry Gibbs
Loss	7-1-0	Chris Finnegan	PTS	10	8 Dec 1969	Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom	Referee Bill White
Win	17-11-0	Henry Turkington	TKO	1	6 Oct 1969	Premier Sporting Club, Kensington, London, United Kingdom	Benny Caplan
Win	14-7-1	Bunny Sterling	PTS	8	24 Apr 1969	Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Won	13-1-1	Tom Jensen	PTS	6	6 Mar 1969	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	11-14-2	Tommy Bell	PTS	8	11 Nov 1968	Colston Hall, Bristol, United Kingdom	Referee Harry Humphreys
Loss	19-2-1	Les McAteer	PTS	12	17 Sep 1968	The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Won	16-8-0	Clarence Cassius	TKO	4	26 May 1968	Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Win	9-1-0	Bill Robinson	TKO	7	18 Apr 1968	Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London, United Kingdom
Draw	36-18-2	Johnny Kramer	PTS	8	12 Dec 1967	Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win	7-2-3	Larry Brown	TKO	1	22 Aug 1967	Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win	9-4-1	Ruben Orrico	PTS	10	11 Jul 1967	The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Loss	28-0-0	Tom Bogs	PTS	10	6 Apr 1967	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Loss	16-07-1	Henry Turkington	PTS	8	4 Mar 1967	Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Loss	35-05-7	Juan Carlos Duran	PTS	10	3 Feb 1967	Palazzetto dello Sport, Bologna, Italy
Win	10-08-3	Johnny Hendrickson	PTS	8	18 Jan 1967	Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Loss	65-01-0	Nino Benvenuti	PTS	10	23 Sep 1966	Palazzetto dello Sport, Bologna, Italy
Win	59-32-0	Sugar Boy Nando	PTS	10	18 Mar 1966	Masshallen, Gothenburg, Sweden
Loss	13-6-1	Willie Hart	PTS	10	1 Nov 1965	Free Trade Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom
Loss	46-7-0	Emile Griffith	RTD	7	4 Oct 1965	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom